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Artist
Bernard Albrecht Uhle, 1847 - 1930
Sitter
Isaac Lea, 4 Mar 1792 - 8 Dec 1886
Date
c. 1884-85
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions
128.5cm x 108cm (50 9/16" x 42 1/2"), Accurate
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Isaac Lea: Male
Isaac Lea: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Isaac Lea: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist
Isaac Lea: Literature\Publisher\Book
Isaac Lea: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biologist\Zoologist\Malacologist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Marjorie Lea Hudson, 1961
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.66.60
Provenance
Mrs. Lea Hudson, great granddaughter of sitter; gift 1961 to Smithsonian; transferred 1966 from NCFA to NPG.